8 1/2 (8½) (1963)

8.4	Listal rating
8.2	IMDB rating

Drama (9), Italy (8), 1960s (7), Italian (6), Surrealism (5), Comedy (4), Prostitute (3), 1963 (3), Train (3), Suicide (3), Foreign (2), Torment (2), Film Making (2), Black & White (2), Actor (2), Cardinal (2), Id (2), IMDb Top250 (2), Adultery (2), Catholicism (2)

Description

8½ is about Guido Anselmi, an Italian director who has lost all inspiration for his upcoming movie, and it's too late to back out. And aside from the fact that he can't make the film, his mistress, wife, producer, and all the rest of his friends, are pressuring him about one thing or another. So he retreats into his dreams to shelter himself from ... (more)

Directed by

Federico Fellini

Starring (View all) :

Guido Anselmi

Claudia

Luisa Anselmi

Carla

Rossella

Gloria Morin

Madeleine, l'attrice francese

Caterina Boratto

La signora misteriosa

Eddra Gale

La Saraghina

Guido Alberti

Pace, il produttore

Written by (View all) :

Federico Fellini

(story)

Ennio Flaiano

(story)

Videos


	Trailer 8½ (Otto e mezzo) (Federico Fellini, 1963)

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PvtCaboose91

Beautiful surrealistic art film...

Posted : 1 year, 2 months ago at Sep 8 1:42

"I thought my ideas were so clear. I wanted to make an honest film. No lies whatsoever. I thought I had something so simple to say. Something useful to everybody. A film that could help bury forever all those dead things we carry within ourselves. Instead, I'm the one without the courage to bury anything at all. When did I go wrong? I really have nothing to say, but I want to say it all the same." Out of all the films from the imaginative mind of legendary director Federico Fellini, 8½ is possibly his most celebrated masterpiece. When it comes to entrancing and mesmerising surrealism, Fellini's talents remain unparalleled. 8½ is strictly an art film that certainly is not for all tastes. It conveys a fascinating autobiographical narrative through thoroughly artistic visuals and intrica...Read more

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